Websites

Currently this page consists of two sections: links to some of the larger and more thoroughly organized sites which deal with the general topic of complexity theories and a category of web pages which focus on the educational implications of these theories.

This is not a comprehensive list. Many of these links lead to sites with extensive link pages and for those wishing to make an exhaustive search this set of links will make a fair start. Nor does this page attempt to track specialized work done in various disciplines which have a relationship to chaos and complexity theories. (Though that may be in its future; especially for those disciplines that bear directly on education.)

A conceptually sprawling website which contains a fair amount of strangeness as well as real gems. The organizers are attempting to build a comprehensive alternative to standard epistemological systems. Conscious of the historical roots of complexity.

An old but still interesting discussion of Complexity on Science Friday, a national public radio show. Includes an examination of the field by major players and a central critic. Requires a free real audio player.

The Beckman institute focuses on issues involving complexity across several disciplines. A site for the technically proficient. The Beckman institute supports a wide array of working groups; something for every interest.

Education & Complexity Theories

At Tufts University. This node of the web will be of interest to educators who are interested in teaching through modeling, mathematics education, or in teaching about complexity itself. StarLogo is available through this site and required to fully explore the available downloads. See particularly the Extensible Models page which gives a flavor of the range of educational uses of the StarLogo language.

A series of links to connectionist papers (emphasizing representation and the contrast with more standard learning theories) and other connectionist link pages. This page is part of a larger, very nicely organized instructional technology web. Its wide-ranging approach makes it useful beyond the bounds of IT.